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Diamond Bottlenecks and Slides

Diamond Bottlenecks

We're pleased to be one of a few dealers able to offer leaded glass bottlenecks from Diamond Bottlenecks of England. Not only fun to look at, they produce a very clean tone that produces plenty of punch when you want it. No two bottlenecks are identical. We also stock Diamond's Redhouse bottlenecks, slides cut down from real bottles--except that these have the edges meticulously smoothed out for a very finished feel. Diamond uses an industrial grade glass polisher to finish the ends rather than the more common flame finishing. For pedal and lap steel players, Diamond makes solid glass bars, a nice alternative to more typical steel bars.

Diamond Ultimate Slides, Open-Ended
Diamond Ultimate Slides, Closed-Ended
Diamond Solid & Hollow Glass Bars
Diamond Redhouse Bottlenecks
Diamond Mike Dowling Signature Bottlenecks

Other Bottlenecks - Cobalt Blue, Laser Blue and Big Heart glass and fiber optic slides

IMPORTANT MEASUREMENT INFORMATION:
Many of these bottlenecks are slightly tapered on the inside. The glass has a perfectly smooth, round exterior,
but the thickness of the glass can vary. Therefore, we've provided measurements for both ends, not only in
glass thickness but for the size of the opening. Interior measurements represent a minimum.

DIAMOND ULTIMATE BOTTLENECK SLIDES - OPEN-ENDED

Handblown leaded glass. $40

Photo Ref. No. Description Length Inside Diameter Outer Diameter Thickness Inside Diameter Outer Diameter Thickness

Diamond 1 Turquoise glass with pale green stripes Length
6.61 cm
2.58 in ID
2.19 cm
.85 in OD
3.35 cm
1.31 in Thickness
.57 cm
.22 in ID
2.39 cm
.93 in OD
3.38 cm
1.32 in Thickness
.53 cm
.21 in

Diamond 2 Turquoise glass with green, white and
dark blue stripes Length
6.77 cm
2.64 in ID
2.07 cm
.81 in OD
3.38 cm
1.32 in Thickness
.63 cm
.25 in ID
2.09 cm
.82 in OD
3.37 cm
1.31 in Thickness
.63 cm
.25 in

Diamond 7 Orange with red-pink stripes Length
6.69 cm
2.61 in ID
2.19 cm
.85 in OD
3.24 cm
1.26 in Thickness
.51 cm
.20 in ID
2.19 cm
.85 in OD
3.25 cm
1.27 in Thickness
.53 cm
.21 in

Diamond 11 Clear light blue w/fine blue stripes Length
6.93 cm
2.70 in ID
1.62 cm
.63 in OD
2.63 cm
1.03 in Thickness
.46 cm
.18 in ID
1.75 cm
.68 in OD
2.71 cm
1.06 in Thickness
.57 cm
.22 in

Diamond 12 Clear light blue w/fine blue stripes Length
5.95 cm
2.32 in ID
1.74 cm
.68 in OD
2.68 cm
1.05 in Thickness
.47 cm
.18 in ID
1.78 cm
.69 in OD
2.73 cm
1.06 in Thickness
.45 cm
.18 in

Diamond 16 Dark grey w/ fine white stripes Length
6.87 cm
2.68 in ID
1.70 cm
.66 in OD
2.55 cm
.99 in Thickness
.42 cm
.16 in ID
1.72 cm
.67 in OD
2.60 cm
1.01 in Thickness
.48 cm
.19 in

Diamond 20 Yellow with pink stripes Length
7.06 cm
2.75 in ID
1.71 cm
.67 in OD
2.96 cm
1.15 in Thickness
.61 cm
.24 in ID
1.74 cm
.68 in OD
3.05 cm
1.19 in Thickness
.66 cm
.26 in

Diamond 21 Yellow with pink stripes Length
7.65 cm
2.98 in ID
2.20 cm
.86 in OD
3.28 cm
1.28 in Thickness
.53 cm
.21 in ID
2.16 cm
.84 in OD
3.35 cm
1.31 in Thickness
.59 cm
.23 in

Diamond 24 Clear with purplish-brown stripes Length
6.70 cm
2.61 in ID
1.91 cm
.74 in OD
2.73 cm
1.06 in Thickness
.41 cm
.16 in ID
1.99 cm
.78 in OD
2.84 cm
1.11 in Thickness
.44 cm
.17 in

DIAMOND ULTIMATE BOTTLENECK SLIDES - CLOSED-END

Handblown leaded glass, dome-ended. $40

Photo Ref. No. Description Length Inside Diameter Outer Diameter Thickness

Diamond 26 Closed end, Clear with fine brown swirl Length
7.81 cm
3.05 in ID
1.85 cm
.72 in OD
3.11 cm
1.21 in Thickness
.66 cm
.26 in

Diamond 27 Closed end, Clear with dark blue mottling Length
7.70 cm
3.00 in ID
2.08 cm
.81 in OD
3.38 cm
1.32 in Thickness
.65 cm
.25 in

Diamond 28 Closed end, Clear with deep pink / pale reddish mottling Length
8.30 cm
3.24 in ID
1.89 cm
.74 in OD
3.23 cm
1.26 in Thickness
.67 cm
.26 in

Diamond 29 Closed end, Emerald green with bullet end, very slight taper Length
7.70 cm
3.00 in ID
1.88 cm
.73 in OD
2.70 cm
1.05 in Thickness
.39 cm
.15 in

Diamond 30 Closed end, Emerald green with squared off end, slightly tapered Length
7.55 cm
2.94 in ID
1.81 cm
.71 in OD
2.98 cm
1.16 in Thickness
.55 cm
.21 in

DIAMOND GLASS BARS - SOLID & HOLLOW

Heavier, solid glass bars are suited to pedal steel. Bars for lap steel are lighter, either smaller or hollow to reduce the weight. $40

Photo Ref. No. Description Length Inside Diameter Outer Diameter Thickness

Diamond 31 Hollow, "Green Swampy" glass pattern Length
7.93 cm
3.09 in ID
1.47 cm
.57 in OD
2.95 cm
1.15 in Thickness
.66+ cm
.26+ in

Diamond 33 Solid, clear with spiral purple, white and green Length
7.93 cm
3.33 in ---- OD
2.75 cm
1.07 in ----

DIAMOND REDHOUSE BOTTLENECKS

Here's a sampling of Diamond's Redhouse Bottlenecks, cut down from actual bottles and meticulously
polished at the cut ends. Some are straight, some slightly tapered. $24

DIAMOND MIKE DOWLING SIGNATURE BOTTLENECKS

We also stock (as we can get them) Mike Dowling Signature Bottlenecks, which are
particularly thick-walled, tapered, green bottlenecks cut from Mateus Rose bottles. $27
Diamond Mike Dowling Bottlenecks

OTHER INTERESTING BOTTLENECKS

	From Lost Country Music, the Cobalt Blue bottleneck is made from Italian wine bottles. These are straight, fairly thick-walled bottlenecks with an interior diameter of 18mm, length 6cm. $19.95
	Also from Lost Country, their Laser Blue, made from brilliant blue fiber optic material. $23.50
	Handblown dome-ended glass slides from Big Heart Slides in California. These come in a variety of sizes (specify S, M, L, XL) in cobalt blue or clear. $35

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